1st Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Brisbane

196/4 * (80.3 ov)

Stuard Broad insists England's fate remains firmly in their own hands despite a difficult third day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Australia captain Steve Smith's superb 141 not out lifted Australia to 328 all out and a slender 26-run first-innings lead.

Josh Hazlewood then snared Alastair Cook and James Vince before England had wiped out the deficit, but Mark Stoneman and Joe Root survived a testing barrage of pace and spin to steer the tourists to 33-2 at the close.

It gives the tourists a lead of seven with eight wickets remaining and Broad remains optimistic about his side's chances in batting conditions that look to be getting easier on an untypically slow surface at the Gabba.

"I've pretty much left every day of this Test match not knowing who's ahead," Broad said.

Day 4 at the Gabba and the cracks have started to appear !

England say jimmy has bruising on his shoulder after being struck when batting. They say it won't affect his bowling.